Waskish, Minnesota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1977. It stands in Waskish Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56685. The Survey maps it on the Waskish quadrangle. It stands 1,181 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1919 USGS Fox quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Waskish quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Upper Red Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Waskish between 1992 and 2020, burning about 85 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 1994 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 2004 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
39 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waskish in 39 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 23 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Flood | Waskish | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | $10,000 | Numerous large trees were blown over. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | $5,000 | Several 2 to 3 inch diameter branches were blown down along with one 10 inch diameter apple tree. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | $2,000 | Multiple trees approximately 10 to 20 inches in diameter were uprooted or snapped. An old trailer was also damaged. An empty 450 gallon water tank was thrown about 100 yards over two fences and into a ditch. Crops were also damaged in the same area. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | $2,000 | Trees were blown down by the strong wind. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | $1,000 | Trees were blown down onto highway 72. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | $500 | A large tree was blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | $100 | Tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | Several large pine and poplar trees were snapped or uprooted along Highway 72, near Waskish. Time estimated based on radar and the power outage at the Waskish Airport weather station. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | Several trees were blown down across Highway 72 near mile marker 42 and Shoreline Drive. Trees were large enough to block both lanes of traffic. MNDOT called out to clear trees. Time estimated based on radar. Report relayed via social media. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | Large trees were blown down in the Big Bog State Park. The DNR was called in to help cut trees to assist trapped campers. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | A few large tree branches were blown down, causing localized power outages. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | A camper-trailer was blown over and large tree branches were blown down at a campsite along the northeast edge of Upper Red Lake. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | A few trees were blown down along highway 72 near the Red Lake Wildlife Management Area. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | Numerous poplar trees were snapped or toppled along highway 72 and through the Red Lake Wildlife Management Area. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Waskish | - | Heavy rain and hail fell along the Upper Red Lake shoreline. Some stones were a bit larger than a quarter. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | A small maple tree was uprooted and other limbs were blown off trees. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | Several dead trees were blown down over a road. Very heavy rainfall was also reported. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | Ten inch diameter trees were knocked down by the strong wind. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | Large trees up to 8 inches in diameter were blown down across a driveway. A nearby corn crop was also flattened. The Waskish AWOS was knocked off-line due to a power outage, so its wind statistics were unavailable. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | A dozen trees, about 10 to 12 inches in diameter, were blown down east of Waskish. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | A roof was partially torn off an outbuilding. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | Powerlines and trees were blown down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | Powerlines were blown down in downtown Waskish. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waskish | - | 8 to 10 inch diameter poplar trees were blown down. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Waskish | - | Dime to nickle sized hail was reported. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Waskish | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Waskish | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7972684 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 653828. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





